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Home inspectors in Fairfax city, VA

How Fairfax city, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for home inspectors: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$178.8M
On rent and homeowner costs · $19,531 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
68
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,772
+10.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 home inspector in Fairfax city. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Households in Fairfax city spend about $178.8M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $19,531 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money home inspectors take in.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as building inspection services in Fairfax city: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Fairfax city grew 10.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 home inspector on map listings, Fairfax city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fairfax city compares

The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Home inspectors in Fairfax city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFairfax cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.10.50.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)68137100
Households per official establishmentn/a22,14317,237
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.9%+6.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.8%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$19,531$16,844$16,661
Median household income$132,348$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as building inspection services in Fairfax city, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Fairfax city

Population, 2025 estimate
26,772+10.8% since 2020
Households
9,155
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,010
Median household income
$132,348+13.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$178,337
Median home value
$722,600
Jobs located here
24,910
Daytime population
37,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Home inspectors across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for home inspectors, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Fairfax city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for home inspectors by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Fairfax County, VA78200.5162+1.7%#19 of 415
2Chesterfield County, VA7360.4153+8.7%#42 of 415
3Loudoun County, VA71100.7120+6.4%#50 of 415
4Arlington County, VA7070.6121+2.1%#59 of 415
5Henrico County, VA6960.4144+2.3%#65 of 415
6Prince William County, VA67110.7105+4.2%#78 of 415
7Chesapeake city, VA4491.066+2.3%#254 of 415
8Virginia Beach city, VA43130.787−1.3%#263 of 415
9Newport News city, VA3450.784−1.5%#326 of 415
Fairfax city, VANot scored11.168+10.8%

Other business types in Fairfax city

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many home inspectors are in Fairfax city, VA?

There is 1 home inspector on map listings in Fairfax city as of September 2026. The listings count home inspectors. No official count is published for building inspection services in Fairfax city: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fairfax city, VA spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $178.8M a year, or $19,531 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money home inspectors take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,155 households in Fairfax city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairfax city, VA compare with the U.S. for home inspectors?

Fairfax city has 1 home inspector on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of home inspectors to household spending.

How fast is Fairfax city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fairfax city at 26,772 people in 2025, up 10.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,155 households. Median household income in Fairfax city is $132,348, 64% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.1%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Fairfax city has no market score for home inspectors: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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